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Contemporary English Version

2 Samuel 8:9

King Toi of Hamath and King Hadadezer had been enemies. So when Toi heard that David had attacked and defeated Hadadezer's whole army, he sent his son Joram to praise and congratulate David. Joram also brought him gifts made of silver, gold, and bronze.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Hadadezer;   Hamath;   Joram;   Syria;   Toi;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hamath;   Philistines;   Toi;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Hamath;   Syria;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Amos, Theology of;   Israel;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Armoury;   David;   Euphrates;   Hadarezer;   Rabbah;   Toi;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hamath;   Toi;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Aramean;   Hadad-Ezer;   Hamath;   King, Kingship;   Orontes;   Samuel, Books of;   Syria;   Toi;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Betah;   David;   Hadoram;   Hamath;   Samuel, Books of;   Tob;   Tou;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Wandering Stars;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hadadezer ;   Toi ;   Zoba, Zobah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hamath;   Moab;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Hadade'zer;   Ha'math;   To'i;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Hamath;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hadoram;   Hamath;   Palestine;   Tou;   Zobah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hadadezer;   Hadoram;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
Hebrew Names Version
When To`i king of Hamat heard that David had struck all the host of Hadad`ezer,
King James Version
When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
Lexham English Bible
When Toi, the king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,
English Standard Version
When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer,
New Century Version
Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer.
New English Translation
When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
Amplified Bible
When Toi king of Hamath heard about David's defeat of all the forces of Hadadezer,
New American Standard Bible
Now when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Toi king of Hamath heard howe Dauid had smitten all the hoste of Hadadezer,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck down all the military force of Hadadezer,
Complete Jewish Bible
When To‘i king of Hamat heard that David had defeated Hadad‘ezer's entire army,
Darby Translation
And Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the forces of Hadadezer;
Easy-to-Read Version
King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated Hadadezer's whole army.
George Lamsa Translation
And when Toa king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadarezer,
Good News Translation
King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated all of Hadadezer's army.
Literal Translation
And Toi the king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan Thoi the kynge of Hemath herde, that Dauid had smytten all the power of Hadad Eser,
American Standard Version
And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
Bible in Basic English
And when Tou, king of Hamath, had news that David had overcome all the army of Hadadezer,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
When Thoi king of Hamath heard how Dauid had smitten all the hoast of Hadarezer,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
King James Version (1611)
When Toi king of Hamath heard that Dauid had smitten all the hoste of Hadadezer,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Thou the king of Hemath heard that David had smitten all the host of Adraazar.
English Revised Version
And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
Berean Standard Bible
When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Thou, kyng of Emath, herde that Dauid hadde smyte al the strengthe of Adadezer.
Young's Literal Translation
And Toi king of Hamath heareth that David hath smitten all the force of Hadadezer,
Update Bible Version
And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
Webster's Bible Translation
When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
World English Bible
When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the host of Hadadezer,
New King James Version
When Toi 1 Chronicles 18:9">[fn] king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,
New Living Translation
When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer,
New Life Bible
Now Toi king of Hamath heard that David had won the battle against the whole army of Hadadezer.
New Revised Standard
When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the forces of Hadadezer,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Thou the king of Emath heard that David had defeated all the forces of Adarezer.
Revised Standard Version
When To'i king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadade'zer,
THE MESSAGE
Toi, king of Hamath, heard that David had struck down the entire army of Hadadezer. So he sent his son Joram to King David to greet and congratulate him for fighting and defeating them, for Toi and Hadadezer were old enemies. He brought with him gifts of silver, gold, and bronze. King David consecrated these along with the silver and gold from all the nations he had conquered—from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and from Amalek, along with the plunder from Hadadezer son of Rehob king of Zobah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,

Contextual Overview

9King Toi of Hamath and King Hadadezer had been enemies. So when Toi heard that David had attacked and defeated Hadadezer's whole army, he sent his son Joram to praise and congratulate David. Joram also brought him gifts made of silver, gold, and bronze. 11 David gave these to the Lord , just as he had done with the silver and gold that he had captured from 12 Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and from King Hadadezer of Zobah. 13 David fought the Edomite army in Salt Valley and killed eighteen thousand of their soldiers. When he returned, he built a monument. 14 David left soldiers all through Edom, and the people of Edom had to accept him as their ruler. Wherever David went, the Lord helped him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Toi: 1 Chronicles 18:9, Tou

Hamath: Amos 6:2

Reciprocal: Genesis 10:18 - Hamathite Numbers 13:21 - Hamath Numbers 34:8 - the entrance 2 Kings 18:34 - the gods Isaiah 10:9 - Hamath Isaiah 36:19 - Hamath Jeremiah 39:5 - Hamath Jeremiah 49:23 - Hamath Jeremiah 52:27 - Riblah

Cross-References

Deuteronomy 28:65
You will be restless—always longing for home, but never able to return.
Psalms 116:7
and treated me so kindly that I don't need to worry anymore.
Isaiah 60:8
What is that sailing by like clouds or like doves flying home?
Ezekiel 7:16
Anyone who survives will escape into the hills, like doves who leave the valleys to find safety. All of you will moan because of your sins.
Matthew 11:28
If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest.
John 16:33
I have told you this, so that you might have peace in your hearts because of me. While you are in the world, you will have to suffer. But cheer up! I have defeated the world.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

When Toi king of Hamath,.... Which was another small kingdom in Syria, perhaps lately erected to defend themselves against Hadadezer, and this the first king of it, at least the first we hear of; his name is Tou in 1 Chronicles 18:9; where in the Targum he is called king of Antioch. Hamath lay to the north of the land of Canaan;

1 Chronicles 18:9- :: it is said t to be three days' journey from Tripoli, and that it stands in the midway to Aleppo, on a very goodly plain, replenished with corn and cotton wool, but very much in ruins, and falls more and more to decay: at this day (says my author, who travelled in those parts in the beginning of the seventeenth century) there is scarce one half of the wall standing, which hath been very fair and strong. The king of this place

heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer; the news of which soon reached him, he being in the neighbourhood.

t Cartwright's Preacher's Travels, p. 6.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hamath - This appears as an independent kingdom so late as the time of Senacherib Isaiah 37:13. But in the time of Nebuchadnezzar, both Hamath and Arpad appear to have been incorporated in the kingdom of Damascus Jeremiah 49:23.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 8:9. Toi king of Hamath — Hamath is supposed to be the famous city of Emesa, situated on the Orontes, in Syria. This was contiguous to Hadadezer; and led him to wage war with Toi, that he might get possession of his territories. For a comparison of the 10th verse, see 1 Chronicles 18:9.


 
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